How can I restrict a domain administrator from creating users?
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Several IT administrators have written to ask me this question: "How can I restrict a domain administrator from creating users"?
What's the answer to that question?
You can't. If you want to restrict the rights of a domain administrator you have to demote him/her to an administrative position that's lower than domain administrator.
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Congratulations to Jocelyn Sloan of Fargo North Dakota, the winner of our October 2010 Reader Challenge. The prize is a copy of Windows 7: The Definitive Guide from O'Reilly Media (www.ora.com).